Strade Bianche - Men - Race Overview

West Australian Luke Durbridge was ORICA-GreenEDGE’s top finisher in 17thposition at the team’s first appearance at Strade Bianche today.

In a race famous for its gravel sectors, affectionately known as the ‘white roads’, nasty winds added to the already challenging array of elements across the 200km course.

As promised, it was a battle of survival. Eventually Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step) prevailed.

“Realistically we knew we were coming here as the first race of the European season for a lot of the guys and we really wanted them to have a hard hit out before Tirreno and Paris-Nice,” sport director Neil Stephens said.